SH 101W - Spanish Language and Culture I *

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An introductory general education course emphasizing the development of students’ functional oral proficiency and ability to apply necessary grammatical contents and lexicon to communicate in a variety of basic, everyday situations. Additional focus on the development of students’ intercultural competence, including attention to one’s own cultural identity compared and contrasted with the cultures of speakers of the language studied. This course is designated as a “W” course. W courses emphasize the experience and expertise of women throughout course design and delivery. Students will identify and analyze the contributions and experiences of women. More than 50% of course activities, readings, and assessments emphasize and explore female experience, perspective, or expertise.